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Weed Management in Cucurbits

Curcurbits

• Select Max • Sinbar • Alanap • Sandea • Curbit • Herbicide/Mulch relations

What’s New - Select Max

• clethodim – Registered 2006 – Select Max 0.97 EC – Apply twice the rate of Select 2 EC – For Cantaloupe, Cucumber, Squash, and Watermelon use 12-16 fl oz/A – Label allows for use of NIS instead of COC

Sinbar - Watermelon

2 to 3 oz of product applied preemergence

Seeded: make applications after planting but before the crop emergence

Transplants: Apply prior to transplant on bareground. May apply over mulch but ½ inch rainfall must occur following applications.

Now owned by Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc

% 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Sinbar – watermelon injury and pigweed control 1.5 oz 3.0 oz 2 wk Watermelon Injury 5 wk Pigweed Control

Palmer Amaranth Control 8 WAT

100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Curbit + Sinbar 3oz + Sinbar 6oz Mulch No Mulch

Yellow Nutsedge Control 8 WAT

100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Curbit + Sinbar 3oz + Sinbar 6oz Mulch No Mulch

Watermelon Harvest (Total Weight) 1000 lbs/A

100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Curbit + Sinbar 3oz + Sinbar 6oz Mulch No Mulch

Curbit 1.5 pt/A PRE

Curbit 1.5 pt/A + Sinbar 2.5 oz

Curbit 1.5 pt/A + Sinbar 6 oz

Summary - Watermelon

Sinbar at 3 oz/A provided control of: a) Palmer amaranth = 78-89% b) Yellow nutsedge = 26-44% c) Tropic croton = 72-88% Sinbar at 6 oz/A provided control of: a) Palmer amaranth = 95-97% b) Yellow nutsedge = 78-80% c) Tropic croton = 97%

Cantaloupe – Sinbar

• Mulch and Bareground All plots received • Treatments (Sinbar applied pre-transplant) – 1) Curbit @ 1 qt/A – 2) Curbit @ 1 qt/A + Sinbar @ 3 oz/A – 3) Curbit @ 1 qt/A + Sinbar @ 6 oz/A

Cantalope Injury 5 WAT

100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Curbit + Sinbar 3oz + Sinbar 6oz Mulch No Mulch

Cantaloupe Runner Length 5 WAT

100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Curbit + Sinbar 3oz + Sinbar 6oz Mulch No Mulch

Summary

Bareground Production - Not a chance Mulch Production - Sinbar did not injury cantaloupe 5 WAT - Sinbar at 6 oz/A reduced runner length 10%, 5 WAT

Sinbar Carryover

• There are carryover issues after an application of Sinbar most notably the cole and greens crops. • Sinbar – The label states “Do not replant treated areas to any crop within 2 years after last application as injury to the subsequent crop(s) may result.”

Sinbar Watermelon CARRYOVER RESEARCH IN PROGRESS Label is very restrictive; UGA preliminary results: < 10% damage: sweet corn, squash, wheat, oat, rye, snap bean 1X rate 10 to 40% damage: cabbage, kale, broccoli, collard 2X rate: 40 to 80% damage: cabbage, kale, broccoli, collard

Alanap Going Away – Spring 2008

Chemtura voluntarily canceling registration

Production was stopped Oct. 2007

50,000 gal inventory

2.5 years of inventory if normal use continues

Shelf life is about 3 years

Alanap: Weeds Controlled

common ragweed common cocklebur common lambsquarters pigweeds chickweed purslane white mustard smartweeds

Production of this herbicide has ceased; 2 yrs of inventory

Non-treated

Curbit Curbit followed by Alanap

Sandea

• PRE/POST to crop: cucumber and cantaloupe • Row middle only: squash • PRE and row middle: watermelon

Sandea Labeled for Watermelon

1) PREEMERGENCE: 0.75 oz/A Seeded: Apply after planting, before cracking Transplant bareground/mulch: Do not transplant till 7 d after application.

* Avoid heavy rain right after application *DO NOT APPLY OVER MULCH and then transplant.

Nontreated Sandea (0.5 oz/A) Watermelon farm in Crisp County, May 2000. Treatment at 1-leaf. Pictures to scale.

Sandea for PRE Weed Control

common cocklebur wild radish pigweeds common ragweed common lambsquarters yellow nutsedge - suppression purple nutsedge - suppression

2 to 3 weeks residual weed control

Non-treated Control Sandea (0.5 oz/A) PRE W1-00. Halosulfuron study with Ken Lewis in Cordele.

No herbicide Sandea PRE

Sandea for POST Weed Control

1-3 inch

passionflower redroot pigweed pokeweed

1-9 inch

cocklebur ragweed velvetleaf yellow and purple nutsedge – heavy infestations may require sequential applications

2 to 3 weeks residual weed control

Curbit

1. Curbit is labeled for many cucurbits, Sonalan is not

Curbit

1. Curbit is labeled, Sonalan is not 2. Do not apply under mulch

Cucumber Injury from Curbit

Over mulch, washed off Under mulch

Over mulch, washed off Under mulch

Recommend 1 pt if seeded bareground.

If not contacting the crop (row middle or mulch) can go up to 3 pts

Amount of Curbit remaining on plastic mulch. TyTy GA, 2005.

100 80 60 washed no washed 40 20 0 0 1 2

days

3 4 5

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Herbicide/Mulch Relations

Amount of paraquat remaining on plastic mulch. TyTy GA, 2005.

60 40 20 0 1 5 no wash washed 2 3

days

4

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Amount of glyphosate remaining on plastic mulch. TyTy GA, 2005.

100 80 60 no wash washed 40 20 0 1 2 3

days

4 5

Grey

Halosulfuron dissipation on mulch 100 80 60 40 20 0 0 1 % halosulfuron Dry % halosulfuron Wash off 65% 2 Event 3 4 5 6%

Non-treated Sandea prior to transplant

Aim dissipation from mulch 100 80 60 40 20 0 0 1 % carfentrazone Dry % carfentrazone Wash off 2 3 Harvest event 4 5

New Herbicide for Watermelons – 2010?

Preplant or PRE application of Reflex SEVERE INJURY IF APPLIED TO EMERGED PLANTS

Percent watermelon injury from Reflex. Bareground System.

30 25 20 15 10 5 0

Reflex pre-transplant applied 16 oz/A .

Loc 1, 2002 Loc 2, 2003 Loc 3, 2003 Loc 4, 2004 Loc 5, 2006 Loc 6, 2007

Percent watermelon injury from Reflex. Mulched System.

20 Loc 1, 2003 Loc 2, 2006 Loc 3, 2007 0

Reflex applied 16 oz/A over mulch . Half inch irrigation prior to transplant.

Carryover from Reflex applied under mulch. Crops planted 6 months later. 2007 Seeded cucumber Transplant squash Transplant cabbage 100 Transplant cucumber Seeded collard Transplant broccoli Seeded squash Transplant collard Sweet corn 80 60 40 20 0

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